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Iker Pou, new routes at Margalef and Ilarduia

Iker Pou has freed Enemigo Público Nº1 8c+/9a) at the Spanish crag Margalef, while at Ilarduia he has freed Harroputza 9a.

Iker Pou continues to establish new routes at a stunning pace. Now, shortly after Nit de Bruixes, the Basque climber checks in at Margalef once again with the first ascent of Enemigo Público Nº1 (8c+/9a), a route which is "virtually without footholds" and which according to Pou is "one of the most explosive and beautiful lines in Margalef". Furthermore, on Margalef''s conglomerate limestone Pou also made the first ascents of Fil per randa (8b+), El Tango del Jabalí (8b+), Cocainea Pura y Dura (8c) and Para el Este (8c).

making the most of his great form, Pou freed another two testpieces close to home, at the crag Ilarduia: Los Puntos Sobre las X (8c/c+) and Harroputza, "one of the routes that has made me most excited to complete." 42 metres of 9a climbing up a perfect series of crimps have resulted in "A real gem for those searching for treasure!"